Extreme Cold Weather Alert cancelled for Toronto

City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:

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News Release:  December 17, 2013

Extreme Cold Weather Alert cancelled for Toronto

The City of Toronto has cancelled the Extreme Cold Weather Alert that was issued for Toronto on December 16.

An alert is called when there is danger to homeless people from extreme cold weather or extreme winter weather conditions. It is usually called in the morning when Environment Canada takes any of these actions:

• predicts a coming overnight temperature of -15 degrees Celsius or lower, without wind chill, or 

• issues a wind chill warning for outdoor activity for people in the Toronto area, or 

• predicts extreme weather conditions, such as a blizzard, an ice storm or sudden drops in temperature.

More information is available at http://www.toronto.ca/housing.

Toronto is Canada's largest city and sixth largest government, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. Toronto's government is dedicated to delivering customer service excellence, creating a transparent and accountable government, reducing the size and cost of government and building a transportation city. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can dial 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Media contact: Pat Anderson, Manager, Partnership Development and Support, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, 416-397-4328, panders@toronto.ca